What Rebecca Newberger Goldstein thinks about happiness
Philosopher and novelist, author of The Mind-Body Problem and The Mattering Instinct, who writes about mattering, philosophy and fiction in her newsletter The Mattering Map.
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3 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Rebecca Newberger Goldstein has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsMattering to others is essential to living a life of flourishing.
↗Not All Mattering Is Mattering to Othersrebeccanewbergergoldstein.substack.com 2nd of 5 in this piece
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Their wordsThese social relationships prevent the pain of loneliness, and loneliness is incompatible with a flourishing life.
↗Not All Mattering Is Mattering to Othersrebeccanewbergergoldstein.substack.com 3rd of 5 in this piece
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Their wordsObviously, the deprivation of existential mattering is also incompatible with a life of flourishing.
↗Not All Mattering Is Mattering to Othersrebeccanewbergergoldstein.substack.com 4th of 5 in this piece